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sugar tongs
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noun (usually used with a plural verb)
small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.
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Origin of sugar tongs
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby sugar tongs
sugar snap pea, sugar soap, sugar spoon, sugar the pill, sugar-tit, sugar tongs, sugar tree, sugary, Suger, suggest, suggestibility
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